New York Ag Department updates temporary import requirements for incoming cattle to the state

ALBANY, NY- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced an update to the State's previously issued temporary import requirements for dairy cattle coming into New York amidst concerns over a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle and goats in several other states.

“The amendment we're announcing today, in addition to our previous orders, will help us continue to protect our animals, as well as our farmworkers and our dairy industry as a whole,” said New York Ag Commissioner, Richard A. Ball.

As of this report, no cases have been detected in New York livestock to date.

Pasteurized milk and dairy products remain safe to consume as pasteurization kills harmful microbes and pathogens in milk, including the influenza virus, and there is also no concern regarding the consumption of properly cooked meat products.

The amended order requires that all non-lactating dairy cattle over eighteen months of age, except as applied to non-clinical dairy cattle moving directly to slaughter, originating from states where HPAI has been confirmed in cattle within thirty days, must meet the following requirements upon movement, shipment, or entry into the State of New York:

• For the movement, shipment, or entry into the State of New York of up to 30 non-lactating dairy cattle, each animal must be accompanied by a negative HPAI laboratory test report, conducted from samples collected within the previous 10 days and tested at an approved National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratory.
• For the movement, shipment, or entry into the State of New York of 31 or more non-lactating dairy cattle moved interstate as a group, at least 30 cattle must be accompanied by a negative HPAI report as described above.
• The date of the test, test type, and test results must be recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) accompanying the movement.

Additional import requirements for dairy cattle coming into New York State, first released in April, remain in place. These are:

• Importation of dairy cattle from a premises with a confirmed case of HPAI or a premises under investigation as a suspect premises is prohibited.
• Dairy cattle imported from affected states must be accompanied by a CVI issued within 10 days prior to entry into the state.
• CVIs issued for dairy cattle from affected states must include the statement: "All animals identified on the Certificate of Veterinary (CVI) have been examined and do not originate from a premises with a confirmed detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or that is currently under investigation as a suspect premises."

These requirements remain in place until further notice.

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